Pre Independence

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India 1856-64 QV ½a blue, die I, no wmk, blk/4, MNH. SG 37, Scott 11 £680+
$495.00
India 1856-64 QV 2a yellow green prepared for use but not officially issued – thin on top, mint SG 50, Scott 14 £4,250
$1,500.00
India 1856-64 QV 2a yellow-green, no wmk, prepared for use but not issued, mint. SG 50, Scott 14 £4,250
$1,650.00
India 1856-64 QV 4a grey-black on white, no watermark, mint SG 46, Scott 16 £1,000 – 2011 Sismondo certificate
$700.00
India 1856-64 QV 8a carmine die I, no wmk, mint. SG 48, Scott 18 £1,700 – 2011 RPS certificate
$650.00
India 1860 Proof of QV Type 12 8p purple, on thicker unwatermarked paper, imperf, toned. An extremely scarce proof of this value, rarely seen – 2019 BPA certificate
$2,250.00
India 1860 QV 8p purple on bluish paper, no watermark, MNH. SG 51 £600 – 2022 RPSL certificate
$625.00
India 1865 8a carmine on yellowish to white wove paper, watermark elephant’s head, perf 14, die I, fine mint – a rare stamp SG 65, Scott 25 £5,500
$4,500.00
India 1865 QV 4a green, wmk elephant’s head, variety: wmk inverted, mint, internal split repaired and design painted in, regummed. SG 64w unpriced mint (Scott 24var). Extremely rare – 2013 BPA certificate
$2,750.00
India 1866 ½a mauve fiscal overprinted “SERVICE POSTAGE” in semi-circle in green, mint SG O19 £900
$695.00
India 1866 ½a mauve fiscal overprinted “SERVICE POSTAGE” in semi-circle in green – Official reprint with dot after “POSTAGE”. mint SG O19 rep
$250.00
India 1866 ½a mauve fiscal overprinted “SERVICE POSTAGE” in semi-circle in green, mint SG O19 (Scott O15) £1,000
$725.00
India 1866 2a bill ovpt “SERVICE/POSTAGE” in green used with Cooper type 12 cancel, very fine. SG O16 £1400
$650.00
India 1866 2a bill ovpt “SERVICE/POSTAGE” in green used, fine. SG O16 (Scott O12) £1,400. Brandon certificate
$625.00
India 1866 4a bill ovpt “SERVICE POSTAGE” in green, used, vertical reinforced tear running midway through the stamp. SG O17 (Scott O13) £4,000
$1,450.00
India 1866 4a bill ovpt SERVICE POSTAGE in green unused – tiny invisible tear at left. Mint examples are extremely rare SG O17 (Scott O13) £12,000 – 2009 Sismondo certificate
$9,750.00
India 1866 4a purple fiscal stamp ovpt. SERVICE POSTAGE in green used, reperforated on both sides – fine. SG O17 (Scott O13) £4,000 – 1979 BPA certificate
$975.00
India 1866 6a fiscal stamp ovpt POSTAGE type 15 in green mint, horizontal crease. SG 66 (Scott 29) £3,000
$1,950.00
India 1866 QV 2a bill ovpt “SERVICE/TWO ANNAS” in black, right marginal showing plate number “176” mint. SG O15 £1100+
$1,100.00
India 1866 QV 2a bill ovpt “SERVICE/TWO ANNAS” in black, mint hinged, exceptionally fresh and fine. SG O15 (Scott O11) £1,100
$795.00
India 1866 QV 2a bill ovpt “SERVICE/TWO ANNAS” in black, mint, very lightly hinged, exceptionally fresh and fine. SG O15 (Scott O11) £1,100+ 2019 Behr certificate
$895.00
India 1866 QV 8a foreign bill with “SERVICE POSTAGE” ovpt in green as type O4, an Official Government imitation. SG O18rep. See footnote in Gibbons after SG O19
$750.00
India 1866-72 QV 1a brown, wmk. elephant’s head, overprinted with small “Service” T13 mint. SG O9 (scott O7) £700. 2019 RPSL certificate
$925.00
India 1866-72 QV 8a variety: pale carmine (instead of carmine) small Service mint blk/4 – SG O5var (Scott O4var) Unrecorded – regummed – 2009 RPSL certificate
$1,950.00
India 1866-76 complete mint/unused collection of East India including all shades. Condition somewhat mixed. SG 66/82 £9,368 = $12,000
$6,600.00
India 1867-73 QV 6a8p slate Official, ovpt. Large “Service.”, type O7, prepared for use but not issued, evenly toned gum, mnh. Scarce, fine. SG O30b £750
$625.00
India 1872, A rare example of East India 9 pies stamp overprinted “Regl. Library”. The security overprints were permitted to be printed by private companies to prevent theft of stamps. Such overprints were forbidden after 1905
$90.00
India 1873 QV ½a blue Die II, Official block of nine from the top of the sheet showing part of floral border within the stamp (rare error), good deep colour MNH except top row. A very rare and possibly unique multiple of this scarce stamp SG O22 (Scott O17) £2,280+. – A. Diena Certificate. Ex Sir D.P. Masson, Ex George Asch, 1991, Robson Lowe Dec 1995 lot #369
$3,750.00
India 1884 2a purple Foreign Bill fiscal ovptd “SERVICE / POSTAGE” in green as type O3, an Official Government imitation on complete stamp, mint. SG O16a var. Official reprints on complete stamps are extremely rare
$650.00
India 1884 4a purple Foreign Bill fiscal ovptd “SERVICE POSTAGE” in green as type O4, an Official Government imitation. See footnote in Gibbons after SG O19
$750.00